France. France: the outsider / Ian Jack ; Dreyfus is decorated ; La Poste and I / Barbara Wilde ; The French, rude? Mais non! / Joseph Voelker -- Paris. Foreword to John Russell's Paris / Rosamond Bernier ; According to plan -- maps of Paris / Cahtarine Reynolds ; Why I love my quincaillerie / Barbara Wilde ; Thirza's take on Paris / Thirza Vallois ; Proust's Paris / Sanche de Gramont ; We'll always have -- questions / Ann Burack-Weiss ; Interview: Patricia Wells -- Les Quartiers. The New Left Bank / Alexander Lobrano ; On the Ile Saint-Louis / Herbert Gold ; The Paris of Parisians / Catharine Reynolds -- La cuisine Francaise. A saga of bread / Naomi Barry ; Liquid gold / Susan Herrmann Loomis ; The anatomy of success: Remi Fachard, international specialist in vintage cookbooks / Naomi Barry ; Why we love French wine / Peter Hellman ; Interview: Kermit Lynch ; Interview: Ina Garten -- A table!. A clean, well-lighted cafe in Montparnasse / Adair Lara ; Counter culture: the success of breaking the rules / Naomi Barry ; Thanksgiving in Paris / Laura Chamaret ; Interview: Alexander Lobrano -- Museums, monuments, and gardens. The walls of Paris / Mary McAuliffe ; Affordable Gothic thrills / Anne Prah-Perochon ; A tale of two artists / Catharine Reynolds ; Of cobbles, bikes, and bobos / David Downie ; Perfection squared / Andre Aciman ; Solar-powered timekeeping in paris / Susan Allport ; Station to station / Barbara Dinerman ; Streets of desire / Vivian Thomas ; Paint the town / Paris Muse ; Passages / Catharine Reynolds ; The secret shops of the Palais Royal / Barbara Wilde -- The Seine. Bridging the Seine / Vivian Thomas -- Personalities. The master of the machine / John Russell ; The message / Jeannette Ferrary ; We'll always have Paris / Stacy Schiff ; Le Pere tanguy / Henri Perruchot -- The Ile-de-France and beyond: excursions from Paris ; Interview: David Downie and Alison Harris.